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I interpreted the parent's comment to mean that it could just be an artifact of the small size of the country. After all, there are almost certainly cities in t

by ksdale 7y ago

I interpreted the parent's comment to mean that it could just be an artifact of the small size of the country. After all, there are almost certainly cities in the US where hundreds of teenagers have recently decided not to do drugs, but it wouldn't impact national statistics at all. If hundreds of teenagers in Reykjavik decide not to do drugs, it looks like they have "solved" the problem.

AstralStorm 7y ago
On the other hand, why not at least try out the approach? (Including the nasty curfew.) Is USA so poor they cannot get $250 in to send teens to do extracurriculars/sports? Iceland is not exactly super rich.
- coretx 7y ago
  Iceland might very well be the richest country (Non city /oil state) in the world per capita. Measured both in monetary and non monetary terms. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iceland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iceland
- lonelappde 7y ago
  Curfew does happen from time to time in pockets across the US. And it does work.